Future of Democracy

by Norberto Bobbio, Roger Griffin (Translator), Richard Dellamy (Editor)

Overview

Norberto Bobbio is the foremost political theorist in Italy today. Written with verve and passion as well as erudition, this important work will make a major contribution to current debates in social and political theory. It will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and philosophy, as well as to anyone concerned with the nature and future of democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745603094
Publisher:	Polity Press
Publication date:	01/08/1991
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Norberto Bobbio is Emeritus Professor of Legal and Political Philosophy at the University of Turin.

Roger Griffin is Professor of Modern History at Oxford Brookes University.

Table of Contents

Preface I The Great Dichotomy Public/Private

1 A Dichotomous Pair

2 Corresponding Dichotomies

3 The Evaluative Use of the Great Dichotomy

4 The Second Meeting of the Dichotomy II Civil Society

1 The Various Meanings

2 The Marxian Interpretation

3 The Hegelian System